Lessons on the Transition to Elementary School

That change is difficult is one of the truisms of life – and certainly no less true for young children making the transition from an early education and care program to elementary school. According to a recent study in the Early Childhood Research Quarterly, children made more progress in reading, writing and math in first grade if their early education program and elementary school had implemented various two-way strategies to smooth the transition during the children’s final year of preschool.

by Irene Sege

Full Story: http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/2011/08/09/lessons-from-finland-on-the-transition-to-elementary-school/